Tag: kidney trade

KABUL, Afghanistan: Families in Afghanistan are being forced to sell their children and their kidneys as more than half the population is having serious difficulties meeting basic food needs. For many years in Afghanistan, people have been selling their kidneys without hesitation to get a piece of bread. The interruption of international aid following the Taliban's takeover of the country and harsh winter conditions are putting the lives of millions of people already living in poverty at risk. Thousands of Afghans, mostly Pashtuns, who have been forced to leave their homes due...